All grades of commonly sorted curbside plastic experienced substantial price increases this month. The national average price of post-consumer PET beverage bottles and jars moved up by 17% this month. The per-pound price is now averaging 39.22 cents, compared with 33.42 cents per pound this time last month. Some regions are trading as high as 49.00 cents per pound. PET...

According to a national pricing index, the value of scrap PET, color HDPE and PP bales all surged of late, with increases in the double-digit percentages.

March has brought surges in prices for several curbside recyclables, with PET containers up 24%, aluminum cans up 25%, color HDPE up 32% and polypropylene up 30%.

February has brought substantial price increases for curbside PET and PP, with both up by double-digit percentages.

February has brought substantial price increases for three curbside commodities: PET containers, aluminum cans and polypropylene.

Prices for scrap PET containers increased by about 10% this month, and the decline in natural HDPE values leveled off.

MRFs are enjoying notably higher prices for used beverage cans and PET containers this month, with bale values rising by 14% and 10%, respectively.

HDPE bale prices have continued to collapse from their record highs, with natural HDPE down 26% and color HDPE down 33% this month.

U.S. MRFs are bearing lower prices for curbside fiber and plastic loads this month, with particularly painful declines reported for HDPE and PP.

Post-consumer plastic values are down nearly across-the-board this month, with materials recovery facilities reporting a particularly steep drop in HDPE pricing.